A BRITISH M.P. OUT ON THE PRAIRIE.

Westport Times, Volume 1, Issue 148, 21 January 1868, Page 3

A BRITISH M.P. OUT ON THE PRAIRIE.

We noticed recently that Mr Thomas Cave, English Member of parliment, had just passed through this city on a tour of inspection of the track laying of the Union Pacific Railroad. This road is being com pleted at the rate of from one and a half to five miles a day, and Mr Cave desires to inspect it for the purpose of eompariscn with the Atlantic and Great Western line. We learn from an entirely reliable source the details of an incident of his visit to the end of the road, an affair which might have had a calamitous termination. On Thursday evening the special train stopped for the night in the vicinity of Julesburgh, which has sprung up as if by magic within the last month, and which is located about 156 miles east of the Rocky Mountains. Colonel Carling, of the r* galar army, has a large and fine camp under his command near this city preparing for the construjtion of a fort to accomodate 1400 man, n-*ar the base of the mountains. Colonel Carling extended the hospitalities of his camp to the Hon. Mr Cave, and invited him to hunt an antelope at five o'clock the ne::t morning. True to the sportsman-like instincts of a British gentleman, Mr Cave cordially acc )pted the invitation to hunt, al(hough he had been informed that hostile bands of Sioux Indians infested the vicinity, and were constantly commiting depredations. The hunting party consisted of Colonel Carling, Mr Cave, the Colonel's orderly, anl two scouts of experience, to be used as well for heading the game as to look out for Indians. At starting a north-easterly direction was taken over the prarie, one scout moving about a mile distant on either flank, with orders to ride to the centre in case of alarm. Antelopes wore soon sighted in large numbers and excellent sport obtained. About 8 a.m., and immediately after an exciting chase, the orderly hnin; Mv flave's rifle to reload, two fin a wnlvA^

were sighted at about one-fourth of a mile distant. The Englishman, being anxious to obtain a nearer view, suggested a chase. Colonel Carling assured him that it would be impossibly to come up with them, but expressed his to allow Mr Cave to try the experiment. Without waiting for his rifle, Mr Cave rose in his stirrups and put his horse to the top of his speed in pursuit, begging the orderly to follow with his piece. After a tremendous run of two miles, Mr Cave was alongside the ne west wolf, but on looking round found the orderly had not come up. He accordingflv rode at the near side cf the wolf and shou' ed from time to time in his ear, with a view of turning liim within reach of Colonel Carling's rifle. About 15 minutes of skilful manage ment had brought the wolf within 100 yards. T,V, Q r. \,a rlr. w Vinyl- +n nlln-nr T.V.O Hr.lr.Tiol +.

fire, and shouted to the orderly for h s weapon. The Englishman, intent upon the exciting chase, had noticed neither the shouts nor signs from Colonel Carling that a party of hostile Indians were approaching He now, however saw at a glance his danger, and the critical situation of affairs, and although the wolf was completely exhausted and would have been captured an easy prey, he put spurs to his horse for the orderly for h:s weapons, being unharmed. Colonel Carling had for some time past observed the approach of the band of Indians well mounted, and dressed in simple blankets and leggings, as customary in their tribe, and saw that they were evidently manoeuvring to cut off Mr Cave from his party. Seeing that their presenca was unknown to the Englishman regardless of the danger, Col. Carling resolved not to leave him to his impending fate, but gallantfy and at immninent risk to himself followed Mr Cave, thus preventing a recurrence of a similar tragedy to those which we have recently been called upon to record. At this juncture the light scout had discovered another party of Indians similarly mounted approaching from an opposite direction, while the scout from the left came in with the report that he had struck fresh Indian tracks on the extreme left. Thus reinforced, the party drew rein for a short council of war, and dismountingas agreed, showed face to the foe and determined to make fight. This demonstration was effective: The wily Indian never makes a fair stand-up fight if there is formidable opposition, and they well know the power of the Henry rifle in such hands as these. In the sad tragedies of Mr Hill and of Mr Brown, and other occurrencesof recent date, the Indians have watched until they found a man separated from his comrades, and then unexpectedly swooped down upon and cut him down. We are glad to have no Buch termination to record of the case in point. Mr Cave is loud in his praises of the coolness and gallantry , of Col. Carling, whom he pronounces a 9 his ideal of a soldier and a gentleman, to whom after their return from the hunt, he made cordial acknowledgment, as well as to his , orderly, for their prompt rescue, and resumed his journey.— Omaha Daily He aid, , Aug, 4.